Re: Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 17:16:07 -0500
It is always so interesting to hear about how plants grow in the wild! Here
in New York City, this shrub has become quite trendy, at least in public
gardens like the Garden Conservancy in Central Park and the small garden
around the Cooper-Hewitt, a design museum. The shrubs are packed in tight in
big borders, and I always wonder what kind of maintenance it takes to keep
them in check.
Nancy
>In a message dated 1/17/2000 10:16:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, Kdye1@AOL.COM
>writes:
>
><< << They will sucker mildly, over time, forming a smallish
> thicket.....suckers can be dug in early spring and relocated or given
> away (bonus plants) if you wish. My plants have reached about six
> feet in height, but they are not fast growers.
> >>
>here is north georgia, zone 7a, they do more than make small thickets. in
>older parts of town, they make "groves" of up to 20' across, with mayb 8-10'
>crowns. they make huge "domes" like the raodside sumacs do, with the
>outermost plants almost prostrat, seeking sun.
>in my place inextreme northeats alabama. on lookout mt., they are native,
>under the virginia pine overstory, amid boulders the size of houses and
>rhodies about as large.
>they take on "ground cover" status, there, making impenetrable thickets.
>wonderful in the landscape.
>what is the farthest north anyone grows them??
>
>Harry Abel
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